--- title: i built a social platform where everything vanishes... description: Genjutsu is an open-source, developer-focused social platform where all posts, comments, and interactions are hard-deleted after 24 hours via a pg_cron job.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-social-platform-where-everything-vanishes-after-24-hours-p2cpw89z3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: i built a social platform where everything vanishes after 24 hours | daily.dev og:description: Genjutsu is an open-source, developer-focused social platform where all posts, comments, and interactions are hard-deleted after 24 hours via a pg_cron job.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-social-platform-where-everything-vanishes-after-24-hours-p2cpw89z3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/p2CPW89z3.png og:image:alt: i built a social platform where everything vanishes after 24 hours og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # i built a social platform where everything vanishes after 24 hours **[DEV](https://daily.dev/sources/devto)** · 2 min read · 3 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Genjutsu is an open-source, developer-focused social platform where all posts, comments, and interactions are hard-deleted after 24 hours via a pg_cron job. Built with React 18, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, and Supabase, it aims to reduce performance anxiety by removing permanent records. The platform features a manga-inspired aesthetic and real-time feeds. The comments discuss moderation challenges on ephemeral platforms, including hard-delete mechanics, a minimal reports table using salted content hashes for abuse pattern detection, and planned rate limiting with per-user cooldowns. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@khauma** · 0 upvotes > I love this idea!!!! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Creating static Instagram Stories as Wisps](https://daily.dev/posts/creating-static-instagram-stories-as-wisps-sij6latgo) · Justin Searls · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript), [#supabase](https://daily.dev/tags/supabase) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-social-platform-where-everything-vanishes-after-24-hours-p2cpw89z3) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"i built a social platform where everything vanishes after 24 hours","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-social-platform-where-everything-vanishes-after-24-hours-p2cpw89z3","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-social-platform-where-everything-vanishes-after-24-hours-p2cpw89z3"},"datePublished":"2026-03-03T20:56:15.085Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T20:56:36.020Z","description":"Genjutsu is an open-source, developer-focused social platform where all posts, comments, and interactions are hard-deleted after 24 hours via a pg_cron job....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/fd2f4ad60f1f682403c669fa20f39910?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/fd2f4ad60f1f682403c669fa20f39910?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"DEV","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"DEV","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/devto","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/devto"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-social-platform-where-everything-vanishes-after-24-hours-p2cpw89z3","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"webdev,react,typescript,supabase","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"DEV","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/devto"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"i built a social platform where everything vanishes after 24 hours"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-social-platform-where-everything-vanishes-after-24-hours-p2cpw89z3","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"I love this idea!!!","datePublished":"2026-03-03T21:21:17.676Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/p2CPW89z3#c-OFw7J4CSI","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Kahlil Wallace","url":"https://daily.dev/khauma","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--QvppE9Ip--/f_auto/v1767378558/avatars/avatar_7eQFeSQRDx0muV3n92gxT?_a=BAMAK+ZW0"}}]} ```